On Yankee Station
Title | On Yankee Station PDF eBook |
Author | John B. Nichols |
Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | 171 |
Release | 2013-03-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612512860 |
Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to the fall of Saigon. Confronting the conventional belief that airpower failed in Vietnam, they show that when applied correctly, airpower was effective, but because it was often misunderstood and misapplied, the end results were catastrophic. Their book offers a compelling view of what it was like to fly from Yankee Station between 1964 and 1973 and important lessons for future conflicts. At the same time, it adds important facts to the permanent war record. Following an analysis of the state of carrier aviation in 1964 and a definition of the rules of engagement, it describes the tactics used in strike warfare, the airborne and surface threats, electronic countermeasures, and search and rescue. It also examines the influence of political decisions on the conduct of the war and the changing nature of the Communist opposition. Appendixes provide useful statistical data on carrier deployments, combat sorties, and aircraft losses.
Mig Killers of Yankee Station
Title | Mig Killers of Yankee Station PDF eBook |
Author | Mike O'Connor |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
On the Yankee Station
Title | On the Yankee Station PDF eBook |
Author | William Boyd |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 221 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
On the Yankee Station
Title | On the Yankee Station PDF eBook |
Author | William Boyd |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
ISBN |
Air War - Vietnam
Title | Air War - Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Harvey |
Publisher | Bantam |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
From the briefing rooms and bombing runs to the dogfights and last ditch bail outs, here are the true stories of the fighting men of Vietnam as told by aviation expert Frank Harvey. This is what it was like to fight in the flame-filled skies of Southeast Asia.
Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign
Title | Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign PDF eBook |
Author | Norman Polmar |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | 154 |
Release | 2016-01-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0160931223 |
This is the sixth monograph in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. It covers aircraft carrier activity during Operation Rolling Thunder in the war. Operation Rolling Thunder was one of the longest sustained aerial bombing campaigns in history. And it would be a failure. The U.S. Navy proved essential to the conduct of Rolling Thunder. Exploiting the inherent flexibility and mobility of naval forces, the Seventh Fleet operated with impunity for three years off the coast of North Vietnam. The success with which the Navy executed the later Operation Linebacker campaign against North Vietnam in 1972 revealed how much the service had learned from and exploited the Rolling Thunder experience of 1965–1968. The book includes several photographs with backgrounds of key aircraft used as part of Operation Rolliing Thunder during the Vietnam War. Other products relating to the Vietnam War can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/vietnam-war Other products relating to U.S. Naval History can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/armed-forces-military-branches-history/united-states-navy-usn-history Other products published by the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/902
On the Yankee Station
Title | On the Yankee Station PDF eBook |
Author | William Boyd (Romancier.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780370309002 |